The only thing that can really ruin a good day on the golf course is having a lot of 3-putts!  To hit a few good shots to a green and then finish it off with 3 putts, is painful to say the least.  The reason people 3 putt a lot is because they have difficulty with the distances, not necessarily the aim.  Our whole lives we are trained to practice direction in everything that we do.  Take for instance tossing a ball to a friend; if someone tries to toss a ball to you it’s always in your general direction, isn’t it?  Sometimes it may land at your feet, or they might chuck it over your head, but I have never seen somebody throw it behind themselves, or 20 feet left of you.